Origins of the Fowell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 27East Midlands 23West Midlands 316East 15London 100South East 30South West 20South Wales 13Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fowells lived in west-midlands

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    460 Fowell Travel & migration records
    5,800 Fowells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fowell

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    What are the most common Fowell first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Fowells

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Fowells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    40

    Tape Weaver

    19

    Laundress

    18

    Domestic Servant

    17

    House Servant

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Fowells in 1921

    Coal Miner

    31

    General Labourer

    29

    Shipwright

    19

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

    Gardener

    14

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